Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance Roundtable, April 28, 2021

April 28th, 2021

Given that it looks like the SEC will mandate ESG disclosure, what should it mandate?

Moderated by April Klein, Robert Jackson and Ed Rock

Post-election, with a new SEC chair, one of the Commission’s priorities is “ESG Disclosure.” In what should that consist? As with the enactment of the 1933 and 1934 Acts, Securities Regulation works best when it codifies best practices. What are the best practices in ESG Disclosure? What are the most sophisticated asset managers looking for? Looking to avoid? What are the most forward thinking companies currently providing? What can finance scholarship tell us about what the market uses?